A new study indicates that even with the added costs involved, organic farming nets a significantly higher profit for farmers than conventional farming. Of course, that raises the question: why isn't everyone going organic?

I then began to intensely question how it is possible that there is such a stunning, unprecedented abundance of wealth, and at the same time so much economic stress, insecurity and poverty. It does not have to be this way. An excellent read.

At a time when California faces one of the worst droughts on record, Nestle is bottling water out of California's springs, aquifers and national forests to sell for profit. Sign the pledge to boycott Nestle brands.